254Prohibition on carriage of cargo

#### 254 Prohibition on carriage of cargo (1) If, in the opinion of the Authority, the carriage of any particular cargo or goods in any ship would endanger its safety or interfere with the comfort of its passengers or crew, it may notify the master or owner accordingly, and the carriage in the ship of the cargo or goods specified in the notice shall be prohibited, and, after receiving such notice, the master shall not take the ship to sea and the owner shall not permit the ship to go to sea with the prohibited cargo or goods therein or thereon. Penalty: $10,000 or imprisonment for 4 years, or both. (2) The ship may be detained by any officer of Customs, or person authorized by the Authority, until the prohibited cargo or goods have been removed from the ship.